European national basketball league rankings
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1992 |
Country | FIBA Europe member associations |
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TV partner(s) | 52 official broadcasters |
Official website |
ULEB.com EuroLeague.net EuroCupBasketball.com FIBAEurope.com BasketballChampionsLeague.com FIBA Europe Cup |
The European national basketball league rankings are the rankings for each of the different European regional and domestic basketball leagues that are eligible to participate in Europe's international continental-wide professional club basketball competitions, such as the EuroLeague and the EuroCup. FIBA Europe's two continental-wide competitions, the Champions League and the FIBA Europe Cup, also fall under the rankings system. The rankings are decided on by Euroleague Basketball, which runs the EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions.
Clubs from the different European national domestic and regional leagues are eligible to compete in Europe's four continental-wide professional basketball competitions. Which include, the first-tier level EuroLeague competition, EuroLeague Basketball's second-tier level EuroCup competition, FIBA Europe's self-anointed 2nd-tier level (which is disputed by Euroleague Basketball, which considers it as the 3rd-tier level) Champions League competition, and the fourth-tier level competition, which is called the FIBA Europe Cup. The Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup competitions are run by FIBA Europe, but with the understanding of Euroleague Basketball and the clubs themselves, those leagues also fall under the European national domestic and regional league rankings system.
Generally, top ranked domestic and regional clubs compete in the EuroLeague, while higher-end mid-level domestic and regional clubs compete in the EuroCup and Champions League, which also contains mid-level clubs from the best national leagues, and high-level clubs from smaller national leagues.
History
History of the rankings
Euroleague Basketball's ratings system criteria
Television revenues and ratings, arena attendance figures, and arena seating capacities, are also used to determine the rankings of national domestic and regional leagues by Euroleague Basketball. The ratio distribution is based on 70 percent basketball game competition results, and 30 percent TV revenues/ratings, attendance figures, and arena capacities. It is important to note that because of this, Euroleague Basketball's national league rankings are not based merely on the basketball strength of each respective domestic or regional league.[1]
FIBA Europe uses game competition results from national domestic leagues, when choosing which clubs get to take part in their Champions League competition. Nonetheless, they use the same method of counting points for ranking national domestic and regional leagues, from wins and losses in European-wide leagues, as Euroleague Basketball does.
Euroleague Basketball's national domestic and regional league rankings were originally to be updated once every three years, starting in 2009, and to take into account the results from the previous three seasons. So, the rankings were not originally based on a per season, or current season basis.
In 2012, Euroleague Basketball decided to update the rankings every year, and take into account the results from the previous seasons. The rankings, as of 2007, are also based on 70 percent basketball game competition results, and 30 percent TV revenues/ratings, attendance figures, and arena capacities.[2][3]
Arena standards and qualifications
There are also arena rules for inclusion in the continental club competitions. Starting with the 2012–13 season, to compete in the first-tier EuroLeague competition as a contract club, clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 10,000 people. Non-contract EuroLeague clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 5,000 people.[4] Second-tier EuroCup clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,000 people.
Also, clubs must be in good standing with FIBA Europe's club rules and regulations. This means that clubs that have been punished in court for unpaid financial obligations to players, coaches, or agents, and have refused to meet them, cannot compete in any of the four continental competitions. Also, starting with the 2015–16 season, teams that compete in the first-tier EuroLeague competition are required to meet a minimum budget rule.[5]
Pan-European basketball league rankings
Rank | League Organizer | Pan-European League | Description |
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1. (undisputed) | Euroleague Basketball | ![]() |
The undisputed best professional club basketball league in Europe, including all national, regional, and continental-wide leagues. |
2. / 3. (disputed) | Euroleague Basketball | ![]() |
The disputed 2nd/3rd best professional club basketball league in Europe, including all national, regional, and continental-wide leagues, along with the Champions League. |
2. / 3. (disputed) | FIBA World / FIBA Europe / Basketball Champions League S.A. |
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The disputed 2nd/3rd best professional club basketball league in Europe, including all national, regional, and continental-wide leagues, along with the EuroCup. |
4. (undisputed) | FIBA Europe | ![]() |
The 4th-tier level European-wide professional club basketball league. A lower level league than the best European national domestic and regional leagues. |
Club ranking
The Club ranking is determined by the results of clubs in the EuroLeague and the EuroCup over the previous three seasons, excluding the Qualifying Rounds.
The clubs receive two points for a win and one point for a defeat, in games of the main stage of the EuroLeague and the EuroCup. Qualifying round results are not taken into account. Clubs also receive 2 bonus points for reaching the last 16, 2 bonus points for reaching the last 8, one bonus point for reaching the last 4, and 1 bonus point for reaching the Final.[6]
In case of a tie, the club with more wins in the last three seasons will rank higher. Should a tie persist, the ranking in the last EuroLeague or EuroCup season will determine the positions.
Current ranking
The top 30 clubs in the ranking are as follows:[7]
- As of 15 May 2016.
Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | Mvmt. | Club | Country | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | Points | LC | AC |
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CSKA Moscow | ![]() |
58 | 61 | 59 | 178 | 1 | — |
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Real Madrid | ![]() |
62 | 60 | 43 | 165 | 2 | — |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
FC Barcelona | ![]() |
57 | 53 | 49 | 159 | 3 | — |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
Fenerbahçe | ![]() |
40 | 56 | 58 | 154 | 4 | — |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
Olympiacos | ![]() |
53 | 58 | 40 | 151 | 5 | — |
6 | 18 | ![]() |
Lokomotiv Kuban | ![]() |
39 | 43 | 57 | 139 | — | 1 |
7 | 6 | ![]() |
Panathinaikos | ![]() |
47 | 45 | 46 | 138 | 6 | — |
8 | 5 | ![]() |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ![]() |
57 | 47 | 22 | 126 | 7 | — |
9 | 10 | ![]() |
Baskonia | ![]() |
37 | 37 | 52 | 126 | 8 | — |
10 | 9 | ![]() |
Khimki | ![]() |
36 | 50 | 38 | 124 | — | 2 |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
UNICS | ![]() |
50 | 39 | 34 | 123 | — | 3 |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
Galatasaray | ![]() |
44 | 32 | 45 | 121 | — | 4 |
13 | 19 | ![]() |
Crvena Zvezda | ![]() |
38 | 36 | 43 | 117 | — | 5 |
14 | 18 | ![]() |
EA7 Milan | ![]() |
48 | 35 | 33 | 116 | 9 | — |
15 | 8 | ![]() |
Anadolu Efes | ![]() |
32 | 45 | 39 | 116 | 10 | — |
16 | 23 | ![]() |
Nizhny Novgorod | ![]() |
42 | 34 | 34 | 110 | — | 6 |
17 | 13 | ![]() |
Unicaja | ![]() |
37 | 34 | 37 | 108 | — | 7 |
18 | 15 | ![]() |
Valencia | ![]() |
45 | 32 | 29 | 106 | — | 8 |
19 | 14 | ![]() |
Alba Berlin | ![]() |
40 | 37 | 28 | 105 | — | 9 |
20 | 16 | ![]() |
Žalgiris Kaunas | ![]() |
33 | 36 | 33 | 102 | 11 | — |
21 | 28 | ![]() |
Bayern Munich | ![]() |
35 | 28 | 34 | 97 | — | 10 |
22 | 41 | ![]() |
Gran Canaria | ![]() |
0 | 51 | 43 | 94 | — | 11 |
23 | 21 | ![]() |
Banvit | ![]() |
24 | 40 | 29 | 93 | — | — |
24 | 22 | ![]() |
Brose Bamberg | ![]() |
22 | 29 | 39 | 90 | — | 12 |
25 | 44 | ![]() |
Strasbourg | ![]() |
21 | 27 | 41 | 89 | — | — |
26 | 31 | ![]() |
Pınar Karşıyaka | ![]() |
23 | 37 | 27 | 87 | — | — |
27 | 29 | ![]() |
Cedevita Zagreb | ![]() |
24 | 27 | 34 | 85 | — | 13 |
28 | 45 | ![]() |
CAI Zaragoza | ![]() |
24 | 22 | 32 | 78 | — | — |
29 | 20 | ![]() |
Beşiktaş | ![]() |
32 | 25 | 14 | 71 | — | — |
30 | 32 | ![]() |
Union Olimpija | ![]() |
24 | 23 | 22 | 69 | — | 14 |
Top club by period
Top-ranked clubs in each 3-year period listed by year:[8]
Years | Club | Ranking |
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2008–2011 | ![]() |
132 |
2009–2012 | ![]() |
131 |
2010–2013 | ![]() |
144 |
2011–2014 | ![]() |
164 |
2012–2015 | ![]() |
178 |
2013–2016 | ![]() |
178 |
Minimum points ranking
The minimum points ranking is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league. These points indicate the lowest possible position that any club from that country or league can occupy in the draw of the EuroLeague and the EuroCup.[9]
These are the final standings after the 2015–16 season.
Country/League | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | Points |
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24 | 22 | 27 | 73 |
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23 | 25 | 22 | 70 |
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24 | 12 | 22 | 58 |
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19 | 13 | 23 | 55 |
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15 | 23 | 15 | 53 |
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28 | 23 | 0 | 51 |
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13 | 25 | 11 | 49 |
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13 | 23 | 12 | 48 |
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14 | 21 | 12 | 47 |
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12 | 13 | 21 | 46 |
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14 | 13 | 12 | 39 |
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12 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
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11 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
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12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
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12 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
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30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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15 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
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15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Unofficial country ranking criteria from Gigabasket.org
This is an unofficial European national domestic and regional league ranking from the Gigabasket.org website. These rankings are calculated by a weighted points system, on a per season basis, and are based on results from how teams from different national domestic and regional leagues perform in European-wide competitions. This weighted rankings system is a similar system to UEFA's coefficient system, that is used to rank European football leagues.
It should be noted that these are not the official Euroleague Basketball national domestic and regional league rankings, as Euroleague Basketball no longer releases the official national domestic and regional league rankings to the public. These are only the rankings of Gigabasket.org:[10]
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See also
References
- ↑ "La Liga, única vía hacia la Euroliga" [The League, only way to Euroleague] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ Basketball.sport-express.ru ТРИ, ЧЕТЫРЕ, ПЯТЬ? ИЛИ ВСЕ-ТАКИ ДВА? (Russian).
- ↑ Euroleague.net 2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague license allocation criteria.
- ↑ 2014–15 Euroleague bylaws
- ↑ Euroleague.net Euroleague Commercial Assets Board approves Financial Fair play for Euroleague.
- ↑ Eurocupbasketball.com Regular Season Draw: Seeds and Procedure.
- ↑ "Club Ranking". gigabasket.org. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ EŭroKorbo Ranking. (Spanish)
- ↑ 2014-15 Eurocup Regular Season Draw criteria and procedure; Eurocup Basketball, September 26, 2014
- ↑ "Country Ranking". gigabasket.org. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
External links
- EuroLeague official website
- EuroCup Basketball official website
- Basketball Champions League official website
- FIBA Europe Cup official website
- European Basketball Results Rankings 1957–2007
- GigaBasket.org 2016 Country League Ranking
- 2014/15 EuroLeague Country Ranking
- In-The-Game.org Domestic Rankings